Placard holder



.lian 6,1931. cfH. HAGAN `'1,787,678

I PLCRD HOLDER Filefi Feb. 8, 1930 ,y ,Patented Jan. j61,331,931 Y A' n y l .y .I

1 l Unteren [ST1-gres Lafrear ii-*Ficer f i n @nennen inneren; catenin; ontarienne, Y i

I H4-eee@ meer" p applicati@ aiea'rebruarys, ieee. -r serial No. 426,945'.

Theppresent inventionv relates 5to placard the running board 10.01 the railwaycar and holders and more particularly yto'placard 1 'he other leg is adapted to be mounted in holders adapted for use ont railway 'carsor substantially vertical or upright position. the1ke, 1 Y v y j?, A cardholder 13 isadapted to be secured to 5 'An object of this invention is to providev the upstanding leg of the bracket member 55 a holder of this character which: is adapted l2 by meansof bolts or rivets 14 or the like. to securely/holdther desiredplacard ,on the? Thefcardholder 13 may-be constructed in any side of .the car where it' will be readily visible.. desired'shape or configuration but in the pre- Another object of this invent-ion is to pro` ferred embodiment of this invention is con- 0 vide a holder of this characterl which may be.r structed of a dat sheet of metal, the outer end 6o mounted on arailway carin thedesired posif portions of which have been bent or reverted tion along the side thereofr .whereit will at# so as to form inwardly extending flanges 15. tract attention and y,which-will securely hold:Y Thefinwardly. extendingL flanges 15 are therdesired placard therein for van indefinite r adapted to be positionedin slightly spacedA e l5 periodof time. A, Y relation-to thevouterjface portion of the sheet 65 A'further object ofthis invention'is topro-v member-:13 so as'to permit a card or other vide a holder-of thischaracter; withsuitable y indicia bearing member to be inserted there-y drainage or cleaning means so'that the holder between. s f Y will not become clogged with cindersv` Aor rl`he card holder 13 isprovided along one Y Z0 rendered 'unfit for use due ltoy inclement edge portion thereof with a substantially enl'I0 weather or the like( Y n larged flange member 16 and along the opporllhe above and various other objects and4 site edge portion with a substantially small advantages of this inventionr willv in part be inwardly extending flange member 17. `The described in and in part be understood from opposite end portions of the inwardlyextendthe following detailed descriptionof the presingiia'nge-l'( preferably terminate in spaced 75 ent preferred embodiment5 the same being; relation to thev opposite edge portions of the illustrated in the accompanying drawingl base member 13 and are kpreferably angu' wherein f i y larly'inclinedso as to permit the ready in- Figure 1 is a detailed front elevation of a sertion of acard within the holder. f 3U device constructed according to the preferred The base member 13 is preferably mounted so embodiment o-f this invention; S 1 upon the bracket 12 in such position that Figure Y2 is a similar view showing the the bracket member extends diagonally methody of inserting'theplacard 1 y across the plate 13-so that two abutting edge Figure 3 is asimilar view showing the deportionsof theplatewill be mounted in angu" 3-5 vicevwith the placard mountedptherein; and lar relation to the running board 10. 85

Figure 4C is a-transverse section takensub- The; lflange members -15 and 17 have. their stantially on the line 4-4 of Figure `1.y adjacent edge-portions positioned in spaced Referring to vthe drawing wherein like relationto each other as at 18 so that anycinnumerals of reference designate correspondders, water or the likev will drain downwardly 4' ing parts throughout the several views, the andjoutwardly of the holder 13. The base 9o numeral 10 designates the runningy board or plate '13 is ,provided with an aperture 19 side of a railway car. The railway car 10 spaced inwardly from the flangemember-17. in the preferred embodiment of this inven- A placard or indiciagbearing member 2O tio-n is a tank car or the like which is provided is adapted to loosely engage the holder 11 v Y? with a suitable running board or the like between the base 13 and the inwardly extend-` 95 along the side thereof and on which a placard inglangesf15V and 16, the indicia bearing holder generally designated as 11 is adapted.; member 2O` being pushed upwardly` and to bemounted. Y Y* sprungjinto position so that the lower edge n A bracket 12 of substantially L shape is portion thereof `willfpass theshort flange 17 5L adapted to have one leg thereof secured to andtherebyl permit the 2O tosld@ Q? GQ Y Y ar Y dropdownwardly so as to be securely held on the holder by each 'of the inwardly eX-' tending flange members. AThelower edge` portion ofthe card member is preferably arcuately inclined as at 2lso as tofacilitate inserting the member in the holder.

f While the placard holder 1l hasbeen particularly designed i for use in connection?'with tank cars vor the like, it will be obvious that its use is not limited to tank cars but that it may be used witheolual facility on other vehicles or railway cars and where a car is prostantially upstandingposition. 'Theplacard vided with upstanding side portions, the bracket member 12 may be omitted and the holder bolted or otherwise secured directl to the sideof the conveyance. i L- Y In the.v use of this device,A the b.racket=me1n. ber 12 may be'secure'd at any convenient position'alon'g theside portions of theV car, and the holder ll bolted orV otherwise secured to the bracket so that it will be mounted insub- QOmay'be .inserted in the holder l1,I the placard bearing suitable indicia so aszto properly designate either the' contents of the ear or the routing thereofor any other desired indicia or legends.

- 1 Where it is desired to remove the card from the holder the cardl may be moved upi wardly'thereinV andv by in'sertfingra finger orv the likeV in the opening'19 of the base member 18,'the'lower edge portion ofthe cardmay be forced outwardly so as to readily remov'ethe card from the holder; lThe elongatedflange -member 'l6is Ypreferably of such length that it will permit the card to be pushed upwardly so thatxthe lower edge portion of' threcard will` clear the upper edge of the flange 17, and when the card is placed inthe hold-er the A4flan-ge 16 will engage aboiitfone' edge portion ofthe card after the same has been pushed downwardly so as to be engaged between the fla-nge land the lower edge portion ofthe base member 13. l

The placard holder l1 together' with the bracket member l2A vare `preferably oon'-v structed of'substantiallyfrigidmetal, `and the placard 2O may be constructed ofcardboard, flexible or yield'able metalv or thfelike.y

It will, of cour'sebe understoodf-thatvarieus i changes and modifications may' be nradel the Vdetails of construction and' designY ofi the`v above specifically vdescribed embodiment of the invention without departing freni the i'v spirit thereof, such changes and modiflc'ations being restricted only thefse'oper of the followingclaims: 'Y

vWhat is claimed' is l. In combination, a placard andi aV .p1-'af' card holder, said holder comprising a base, a lplurality offllanges on said' base andi-overlapping one face portion` thereof, said flanges being arranged in pairsyeachrnembef" ofeac'l'iV pair being sub's'tantiallyl parallel tofthe other member, one flange ofl onepaii having the llangewhereby" to. permit movement/of saidk placard beneath the flanges for removal or insertion thereof.

2. In combination, a holder, a placard adapted to be removably mounted in said holder','and a bracket member positioned on said holder in diagonal relation thereto kwhereby to mount said holder in diagonal position, said holder'cfomprising a base plate anda plurality of, parallel flanges on said plate andextending inwardly of the marginal edge portions thereof, said flanges being arranged` in. pairs, Yone yflange of. one pair having thev opposite .ends thereof positioned inspaced relation vtothe adjacent vends of each ofthe flanges of the ther'pair, the-flange opposing the oneflan'ge being relatively wider vthan said onev flange, said' placard being of a width narrower thanY .the distance between theouter marginal" edge' portions of said one Vholder,said base plate havingan apertureV inuthef body thereof whereby to 'permit projeetion. ofafin'ger therethrough for engagef m'entwith the placard for removalthercof.

3. 'In combination, av holder, a placard adapted: to be; removably positioned therein, and a bracket secured thereto,V said holder comprising a base plate havingl the' marginal edge;` portions thereof inturned ywhereby to provide pairs of inwardly extending flanges, each-flange of each pair being arranged in parallel relation. tothe other flange of the same pair, one of saidlangesV having the opposite end portions thereof spaced from the opposite end'. portions ofthe flanges of the other pair',theflange opposing saidone flange being relatively' wider than said one flange, said one flangehaving .oneY end thereof spaced a greater distance fromithe adjoining flange than the opposite'end whereby to provide a drain opening.

Intestim'ony whereof hereunto affix my 

